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Transforming schools : alternative perspectives on school reform / edited by D.G. Mulcahy, Central Connecticut State University. - Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., 2013. - 1 online resource. - Contemporary research in education . - Contemporary research in education. .

""Cover""; ""Series page""; ""Transforming Schools: Alternative Perspectives on School Reform""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Transforming Schools: An Introduction""; ""Chapter 2: Making Space for Critical Literacy and Not Just Cultural Literacy""; ""Chapter 3: Methods and Mindsets for Creating Eco-Social Community Educators""; ""Chapter 4: Addressing the Root Causes of the Achievement Gap""; ""Chapter 5: Breaking the Culture of Silence in Schools"" ""Chapter 6: Toward a More Balanced Assessment Framework""""Chapter 7: Authenticity and Cooperation as Pathways to School Success""; ""Chapter 8: Social Justice and District Leadership in Public Schools""; ""Chapter 9: Theory and Praxis in General Education""; ""About the Contributors""

ISBN: 9781623961466 (electronic bk.) 1623961467 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
School improvement programs--United States.
Educational change--United States.
Education--Social aspects.
Social justice--Study and teaching.
Enseignement--Réforme--États-Unis.
Justice sociale--Étude et enseignement.
EDUCATION--Decision-Making & Problem Solving.
Education--Social aspects.
Educational change.
School improvement programs.
Social justice--Study and teaching.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: LB2822.82 / .T74 2013eb

Dewey Class. No.: 371.2/07